Jacob Khawe said that the ANC had rejected the opportunistic behaviour of companies that had never supplied even a pen or any health equipment to the Gauteng Department of Health but suddenly emerged claiming they were owed.
Johannesburg - The ANC in Gauteng has lambasted rogue and fly-by-night companies that tried to fleece billions from the provincial government by demanding to be paid without delivering protective equipment to the Health Department.
He added his party had rejected the opportunistic behaviour of companies that had never supplied even a pen or any health equipment to the Gauteng Department of Health but suddenly emerged claiming they were owed, saying the provincial government should exercise vigilance and protect the public purse.
He vowed to act against all health department officials who masterminded the alleged fraud and corruption. According to Makhura, trouble began when the National Treasury issued a circular that the procurement of protective equipment should be centralised in the Gauteng Health Department. Despite placing Health MEC Bandile Masuku on special leave for four weeks, Makhura ironically said Masuku and his head of department Dr Mkhululi Lukhele were instrumental in reporting the illegal acts.
He said its intervention led to the cancellation of all the contracts and his government managed to save R1billion from abuse.
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